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Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotor Connector
From: kc5ajx@hotmail.com (Rick Bullon)
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 06:39:40 GMT
>This subject has been addressed before.
>
>Many  automotive supply houses plus K-mart, Walmart, etc.
>have 4 and 6 terminal weatherproof  trailer connectors.  A pair 
>of the 4 terminal connectors easily handles the 8 terminal
>HAM-series rotors.  To avoid confusion, connect one female
>connector and one male to the rotor.   Then there is only one
>connection possibility for the cable end.
>
>de   Tom   N4KG
>

 Another idea is to do the same thing at the shack end of the cable, 
then when the thunderstorms come just plug the rotor cable along with 
the coax.
73
Rick
KC5AJX

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